Balochistan Public Service Commission

The Province of Balochistan
came into being in 1970 on the dismemberment of One Unit, an administrative set
up introduced by the then President of Pakistan. However, the Balochistan Public
Service Commission (the Commission) came into existence on13thAugust, 1973, while during the intervening
period of 1970-73, a joint Commission for Sindh and Balochistan provinces met
the recruitment needs of the Civil Services of Balochistan.

The Balochistan Public Service
Commission is Governed by the Balochistan Public Service commission Act,1989 and
the Balochistan Public Service Commission (Functions) Rules ,1995 promulgated in
pursuance of Article 242 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
1973. All the vacant posts, falling in direct recruitment quota (BPS-16 and
above), are referred to BPSC for selection of the candidates. Other than
departmental examinations, if the government departments so desire, the
Commission also recommends suitable candidates for the posts below BPS-16 that
fall in direct recruitment quota.Having been eligible to apply for a
particular post, the candidates have to appear in written screening
test/examination that consists of either objective or subject type papers or
both. Passing marks vary from paper to paper and from examination to
examination. Only those candidates who qualify the written test are called for
viva voce. Final result is compiled combining scores in the written test and
viva voce. the Commission is being computerized and soon there will computer
adoptive test for posts whose candidates are screened through written objective
type papers.

MissionStatement

Elevating
merit, recommend the most appropriate candidate for the public service to the
Government of Balochistan

On its inception in 1973, the
organization of the Commission consisted of a Chairman and a Member with only
two sections namely:Administration
Section- under an administrative
officer, dealing with administration and matters connected with all initial
recruitment cases, andExamination
Section- headed by Controller
Examination who was responsible for conducting both competitive and departmental
examinations.

To shoulder the assigned
responsibilities efficiently and effectively, now the Commission functions under
a Chairman and five members, supported by six sections, namely Recruitment,
Examination, Research, Regulations, Administration and Accounts. These sections
work under the overall control/ supervision of the Secretary, Balochistan Public
Service Commission.

As far as the initial
recruitment is concerned, tests/examinations were held for short listing
purposes only and the results/marks obtained by the candidates were not given
any weight while making the final selection of the candidates: interviews
decided the best suited of the bunch. However, through an evolutionary process,
the Commission has come to the conclusion that the written evaluation test
determines the real professional capability of the candidates. Consequently, for
the initial recruitment of the candidates, evaluation tests have been made
mandatory. The marks obtained by candidates in the written evaluation tests are
added to the marks obtained by them in the viva voce tests and the combined
marks determine the final order of merit of the candidates. This practice has
proved extremely useful for selection of deserving candidates as it
substantially eliminates the human elements in the selection of the candidates.
In this regard, it is pertinent to state that at no stage of the selection
process, the marks obtained by the candidates in the written evaluation tests
are known to the Chairman or the Members of the Commission. This obviates the
chances of pre-conceived notions by the Chairman and the Members in any manner,
thus ensuring perfect impartiality in the conduct of selection process.

To make the system fully
transparent, the marks obtained by the candidates in the written evaluation
tests, marks allotted by the Chairman and Members in the viva voce tests and
finally the overall merit is recorded and signed by the selection panel and the
controller examination. As far as possible, the results are announced
immediately after the conclusion of the recruitment process.